What does upstate mean?
Upstate means (US) The northern section of a state..
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/ˈʌpsteɪt/ · noun
(US) The northern section of a state..
They went hunting in upstate New York.
Superintendent Chalmers: You call hamburgers "steamed hams"? Principal Skinner: Yes, it's a regional dialect. Superintendent Chalmers: Uh-huh? What region? Principal Skinner: Uh, upstate New York. Superintendent Chalmers: Really? Well, I'm from Utica and I never heard anyone use the phrase "steamed hams". Principal Skinner: Oh, not in Utica, no. It's an Albany expression. Superintendent Chalmers: I see.
But for Stefanie Brechbuehler and Robert Highsmith, the husband-and-wife co-founders of the Brooklyn-based design firm Workstead, the recent revamp of an 1850s residence in upstate New York not only presented them with a thrilling challenge, it also marked a celebratory homecoming after a few years spent living in the South.
He drove upstate to visit his mother.
Use upstate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Upstate means (US) The northern section of a state..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include downstate, Lowcountry.
They went hunting in upstate New York.
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